Allen will stay in starting lineup

St. Francis - Bucks coach Scott Skiles said Malik Allen would remain in the starting lineup at power forward on Friday night against Charlotte.

But Skiles said he didn't consider it a permanent change. Allen started for the first time this season and Charlie Villanueva played well off the bench in the Bucks' 97-90 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday at the Bradley Center.

"He (Allen) does a good job of helping us organize our defense," Skiles said of the 30-year-old forward, a former member of the Bulls when Skiles was the coach there. "He was very good defensively early in the game.

"Then Charlie comes in and adds a totally different kind of element. I wouldn't put any permanence to anything right now, but we'll look at it again."

Allen had six points, four rebounds and one block in 18 minutes. Villanueva scored 23 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in 30 minutes off the bench.

Center Andrew Bogut missed practice today after taking a blow to the face late in the third quarter against the Bulls and suffering a migraine headache. Skiles was unsure of the 7-footer's availability on Friday.

"I don't know if that (hit to the head) set it off or he had one coming on," Skiles said. "I know he gets one on occasion, and when he does, it's bad. He can't stand light; he can't sleep, that kind of stuff."

Skiles saw some things he liked in the Bucks' victory over the Bulls as Milwaukee snapped a four-game losing streak and improved to 4-4 at home.

"We had long stretches in the game where our defense was active; we had pretty good ball movement," Skiles said. "Then we had a 6-7-8 minute stretch where we weren't as sharp. Earlier, we were having 26-minute stretches. Now we need to continue to cut into that."

Notebook: Center Dan Gadzuric's three blocks on Wednesday gave him 373 in his career, moving him past Paul Pressey (372) for eighth place in franchise history. The top three shot-blockers in Bucks history are Alton Lister (804), Harvey Catchings (710) and Ervin Johnson (586). Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ranks fourth with 495..... Ramon Sessions has 17 assists and just three turnovers in the Bucks' last two games... Villanueva has hit 25 consecutive free throws dating to Nov. 21.